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Florida Atlantic Football Team History

Florida Atlantic Owls

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Founded: 1961
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Capacity: 20,450
Colors: Navy, Red & Yellow
Coach: Howard Schnellenberger
Conference: Independent-

2001 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Howard Schnellenberger enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida Atlantic.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 29	@ South Florida	10	51	L
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Bethune-Cookman	17	30	L
Sat., Sep. 14	@ James Madison	13	16	L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Eastern Kentucky	6	22	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Nicholls State	22	33	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Youngstown State	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Troy	6	21	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Connecticut	14	61	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Morris Brown	34	13	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Eastern Illinois	6	47	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Florida International	31	21	W

2002 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	176
Scoring Average	16.0
Points Allowed	339
Defense Average	30.8
Opponents Record	29-29
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	0-7

2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2002 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	6-6	373	270					Randy Edsall
Notre Dame	10-3	290	217	Lost 6-28				Tyrone Ty Willingham
South Florida	9-2	339	204					Jim Leavitt
Florida International	5-6	241	228					Don Strock
Troy	4-8	218	252					Larry Blakeney
Utah State	4-7	305	432					Mick Dennehy
Florida Atlantic	2-9	176	339					Howard Schnellenberger
Navy	2-10	290	436					Paul Johnson

2002 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2002 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).